This might be an unusual question, but since everyone is talking about suicide bombers in Iraq, I thought I'd ask: Did the Viet Cong ever used suicide bombers while fighting American soldiers? Were children used by the Viet Cong to confront U.S. or South Vietnamese soldiers?
2006-08-12 14:37:42 · 12 answers · asked by lisa 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
in certain situations when there was a large gathering of our troops, and if the Viet Cong desperately wanted to penetrate our defense perimeter, they would resort to the use of suicide squads. As to the use of children; they were used as the eyes and ears of the Viet Cong. These children and women would gather information during the day as to our perimeter defense and reported them to the village Viet Cong during the night. As a matter of fact, we even hired many of them in the PX, Mess halls, laundries, etc..so they had a Birdseye view of our activities.
2006-08-12 14:51:22 · answer #1 · answered by g3rmk 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe I read somewhere, where they would attach a bomb of sorts to a child and send the child up to American soldiers. As to suicide bombers I don't remember reading anything about that.
2006-08-12 14:40:47 · answer #2 · answered by mom of girls 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
My dad was a soldier in Vietnam and he has told me they used children to hide grenades and stuff like that. I don't know anout suicide bombers, though.
2006-08-12 14:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they were. One instance where an American child was captured and was placed on a mine. When a passing squad of soldiers went to lift her up, the mine went off killing seven. Search for it on the net if you don't believe me. It is there as I saw it during my tour.
2006-08-12 14:42:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes! thats why in Vietnam the soldiers shot every kid they found with a gun or to be suspicious! thats what the soldiers in Iraq should be doing! and yes that is why there are comparing the Iraq war to the Vietnam war!
2006-08-12 20:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suicide bombers no, not regularly anyway, children yes, all the time.
2006-08-12 14:44:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
im not all to sure. but i do know that kamikazes were used, suicide bombers, and many times they sent inexpeirenced soldiers for missions with sure death
2006-08-12 15:30:23 · answer #7 · answered by lala 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. True Patriot's words are true as well. Children, carrying hand grenades toward groups of American GIs, was common.
I was there too.
2006-08-12 14:45:26 · answer #8 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes - they were called sappers. they run into a place and explode while holding the bomb.
as to using children - yes again. a friend of mine used a machine gun - he was on a plastic patrol boat - to protect his crew members. he got a medical discharge and is a basket case to this day.
2006-08-12 14:53:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes almost every war has used shields as they call them .That is what Lebanon has done , and don't get me started on comparing kamikazes to muslim extremists.
2006-08-12 15:27:00 · answer #10 · answered by locksniffer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋